Chemicals and Drugs

Gastrointestinal Hormones

HORMONES secreted by the gastrointestinal mucosa that affect the timing or the quality of secretion of digestive enzymes, and regulate the motor activity of the digestive system organs.

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HORMONES secreted by the gastrointestinal mucosa that affect the timing or the quality of secretion of digestive enzymes, and regulate the motor activity of the digestive system organs.

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11 entry terms
  • Gastrointestinal Hormone
  • Hormone, Gastrointestinal
  • Hormones, Gastrointestinal
  • Enteric Hormone
  • Enteric Hormones
  • Intestinal Hormone
  • Intestinal Hormones
  • Hormone, Enteric
  • Hormone, Intestinal
  • Hormones, Enteric
  • Hormones, Intestinal

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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  1. D06.472w.317w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Gastrointestinal Hormones. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005768. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005768
  2. Gastrointestinal Hormones. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastrointestinal_hormone
  3. Gastrointestinal Hormones. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5526842